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<br />April 9. 12, 1980, Minneapolis, Minne-
<br />sota. Earth Sheltered Housing Con-
<br />ference and Exhibition. Sponsored by
<br />the University of Minnesota's Under-
<br />ground Space Center; co-sponsored by
<br />the American Underground-Space Asso-
<br />ciation, the Minnesota Society-
<br />American Institute of Architects, and
<br />the Minnesota Society of Professional
<br />Engineers. The program will combine a
<br />conference, an exhibition, and a design
<br />competition. Conference topics will in-
<br />clude research on technical, practical,
<br />financial, legal, psychological, and
<br />other aspects of earth-sheltered houses
<br />and/or communities; and evaluations
<br />of, personal exp. eriences.with, and in-
<br />formation on design, materials, energy
<br />altereatives, public policy, and land
<br />use. The exhibition will feature dis-
<br />plays of products, systems, and build-
<br />lng materials used especially in earth-
<br />sheltered construction. The design
<br />competition involves the design of a
<br />community of earth-sheltered houses
<br />on a real site in North Minneapolis.
<br />For design competition and conference
<br />information: Underground Space Cen-
<br />ter, 11 Mines and Metallurgy, 221
<br />Church St. S.E., University of Minne-
<br />sota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; phone
<br />(612) 376-5341. For exhibit informa-
<br />tion: TLH Associates, Inc., Suite 900,
<br />Minnesota Building, Fourth and Cedar
<br />Sts., St. Paul, MN 55101, attn.: Jeanne
<br />Severson.
<br />
<br />April 16-17, 1980, San Francisco, Call-
<br />fornia. American Underground-Space
<br />
<br />g Events
<br />Association (AUA) Annual Meeting
<br />and Technical Conference. This confer-
<br />ence, planned in conjunction with the
<br />National Conference of the American
<br />Planning Association, will give special
<br />consideration to underground and
<br />earth-sheltered construction issues of
<br />concern to planners. Major earth-
<br />sheltered projects from around the
<br />country-including commercial, indus-
<br />trial and residential applications--will
<br />be highlighted, with special emphasis
<br />on West Coast projects. For more in-
<br />formation: Thomas C. Atchison, Exec-
<br />utive Director, American Under-
<br />ground-Space Association, Department
<br />of Civil and Mineral Engineering, Uni-
<br />versity of Minnesota, .Minneapolis, MN
<br />55455; phone: (612) 376-5580.
<br />April 18-19, 1980, Oklahoma City,
<br />Oklahoma. Earth-Sheltered. Building
<br />Design Innovations. Sessions on issues
<br />related to earth-sheltered building, e.g.:
<br />passive solar environment; .earth envi-
<br />ronment; energy conservation results;
<br />design/development process; livability/
<br />acceptance studies; examples of innova-
<br />tive structures; financial incentives·
<br />Conference will include tutorial ses-
<br />sions, panels, design experiences, exhi-
<br />bitions of models, and tours to earth-
<br />sheltered buildings. Published
<br />proceedings will be available at the
<br />conference. For more information: Dr.
<br />Lester L. Boyer, Professor, School of
<br />Architecture, Oklahoma State Univer-
<br />sity, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074;
<br />phone (405) 624-6266.
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<br /> Center Updates
<br /> Mailing List
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<br /> To those who received more than
<br />one copy of our newsletter and/or
<br />other mailings-don't despair! The
<br />Underground Space Center has recently
<br />converted our ever-growing mailing list
<br />(now at about 20,000) from our old,
<br />rather cumbersome information system
<br />to a new, streamlined one which will
<br />eliminate duplications and correct ad-
<br />dress changes. The new mailing list
<br />system also will enable us to send out
<br />more specialized, timely ann~)unce-
<br />'merits about activities sponsored by
<br />the Center. By the next issue of
<br />Underline, we hope to have ironed out
<br />most of th~ ma!ling problems that have
<br />· plagued us over the ' past several
<br />years--so please try: to bear with us
<br /> while we're converting to our new
<br /> system.
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<br /> Vento's bill was approved by the
<br />House Banking Committee in Novem-
<br />ber and should come before the full
<br />House for a vote early in 1980. [The
<br />Senate has already approved a bill con-
<br />taining many of the provisions of
<br />Vento's bill.] If it is approved there,
<br />'the bill will be sent to a Senate-House
<br />joint committee, which will write the
<br />final version of the bill and send it
<br />through both houses of Congress.
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